Ceramic-paint package.



F. L. SLEEPER. CERAMIC PAINT PACKAGE. APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1912.

1,061,414. Patented May 13, 1913.

COLUMBIA PLANouRAPH COUIWASMINUTON. D. c

UNITE FREDERICK L. SLEEPER,

0 5 CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

CERAMIC-13.411111 PACKAGE.

Application filed August 2, 1912.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FREDERICK L. SLEEPER, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State ofIllinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inCeramic-Paint Packages, of which the following is a speci fication.

Since ceramic paint embodies an expensive substance, namely, gold, it ishighly necessary that it be inclosed in a package which will permit ofit being readily opened without having the paint come in contact withany part thereof except the palette upon which the paint rests.Furthermore, it any part of the package comes in contact with the paintit is customary to remove it on account of its expensive nature and thusforeign substances may enter the paint in scraping it off from parts ofthe package other than the palette which frequently form blemishes orimperfections in the completed painted surface. It is further desirableto hermetically seal the package and yet the sealing must be soaccomplished that it may be conveniently and effectively removed.

The principal objects, therefore, of my in vention are to provide aceramic paint package which is hermetically sealed and that may bereadily and conveniently opened without the paint coming in contact withany part of the package except the palette upon which it rests and toprovide a package that may be constructed and readily assembled at lowcost.

Other advantages and improvements will appear to those skilled in theart.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, Figure 1 is a top Viewof my preferred form of package. Fig. 2 is a section on the line 2-2 ofFig. 1; Fig. 3 is a bottom view of Fig. 1; Fig. 4 is a top view of amodified form of package.

Referring now more particularly to the drawings, it is customary toplace a quantum of ceramic paint 5 upon a palette 6 which preferablyconsists of a vitreous material, such as glass, and which may be in anydesired shape. It is also a common p notice in the art to cover thequantum of paint with an impervious member such as a celluloid cover 7of substantially the same form as the glass palette 6 and the centralportion of which is made sufficiently convex in order that it will beout of Contact with the paint 5.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 13, 1913.

Serial No. 712,999.

As a means for holding the impervious member 7 and palette 6 together, Iemploy an inclosing member which may be of any suitable flexiblematerial having low tensile strength such as a good grade of paper. Thisinclosing member is cut to suitable form, herein shown in the shape ofan ordinary envelop so as to provide a front face 8 having an opening 9formed therein. Projecting inwardly of said opening and preferablyformed integral with the inclosing member are the releasing members 10.Inclosing sections 11, 12, 13 and 14k are preferably formed integralwith the inclosing member. The edges of adjacent sections overlie eachother and are provided with a suitable adhesive material whereby thefour sections may be secured together and hermetically seal the rearface of the package. The marginal edge of the face 8 adjacentthe opening9 may be also provided with an adhesive material that will adhere to theimpervious member 7 thereby forming a hermetically sealed joint aroundthe opening 9. In the preferred form I employ a sealing ring 15 whichmay be made of any suitable material of low tensile strength and oneface of which is provided with .an adhesive; the ring beingso formedthat its smaller diameter is less and its larger diameter greater thanthe diameter of the opening 9, whereby a portion of said ring willoverlie the face 8 adjacent the opening 9 and adhere to the inclosingmember and the remaining portion of said ring will adhere to theimpervious member 7, thus offectively sealing the opening 9.

While there are several ways of applying the inclosing member to thepalette and impervious member, I deem it most expedient to gum thesections 11, 12 and 13 to each other, leaving the sect-ions 14; free sothat the palette and impervious member may be slipped within theinclosing member, whereupon the section 14 is gummed to the othersection. The sealing ring 15 may be then applied.

In opening the package, since the releasing members 10 are not glued tothe impervious member 7 they may be easily broken and by pulling eachback upon itself the retaining ring 15 may be broken at several pointsthereby freeing it from the cover, whereupon the entire inclosing membermay be etfectively removed so that the palette and cover may be freedwithout in any way disturbing the quantum of paint deposited on thepalette.

In Fig. 4 the releasing members 16 project inwardly of the opening 9only slightly, but a suflicient distance in order that they may bereadily grasped for tearing the inclosing member away from theimpervious member 7, but I prefer the strap formation as shown in Fig. 1on account of the integral releasing members 10 having the additionalfunction of holding the face 8 against the impervious member 7 and alsopreventing accidental tearing of the sealing ring since they lie flatagainst the impervious member.

I do not wish it to be understood that I am limited to the precise formof inclosing member herein shown, as it is obvious that my inventiondoes not reside in any particular form given to such member, but doesreside broadly in providing a suitable inclosing member of low tensilestrength, whereby the inclosing member may be readily removed from theimpervious member and palette, and, therefore, without confining myselfto the particular details herein shown.

I claim:

1. A ceramic paint package comprising a palette for receiving a chargeof paint, an impervious member overlying said palette, an inclosingmember of low tensile strength adapted to receive said palette andimpervious member and provided with an opening therein and means forholding said inclosing member to said impervious member adjacent theperiphery of said opening.

2. A ceramic paint package comprising a palette for receiving a chargeof paint, an impervious member overlying said palette, an inclosingmember of low tensile strength adapted to receive said palette andimpervious member and provided with an opening therein, means forholding said inclosing member to said impervious member adjacent theperiphery of said opening and means connected to said inclosing memberfor conveniently separating saidinclosing member from said palette andimpervious member.

s 3. A ceramic paint package comprising a palette for receiving a chargeof paint, an impervious member overlying said palette and having itscentral portion convexed, an inclosing member having an opening thereinand means-secured to said inclosing member and adjacent said opening forconveniently tearing said inclosing member from said palette andimpervious member.

4. A ceramic paint package comprising a palette for receiving a chargeof paint, an impervious member overlying said palette and having itscentral portion convexed, an

inclosing member of low tensile strength having an opening thereln,means connected to sa1d mclosmg member for convenlently tearing the samefrom said palette and impervious member and a sealing member forsecuring that portion of the'inclosing member adjacent said opening tosaid impervious member. I

5. A ceramic paint package comprising a palette for receiving a chargeof paint, an impervious member overlying said palette and having itscentral portion conveXed, an inclosing member of low tensile strengthhaving an opening therein through which the central convexed portion ofsaid impervious member projects, releasing members connected to saidinclosing member adjacent the marginal edge of said opening and asealingring overlying the edge of said opening and sealed to both saidinclosing member and to said impervious member.

FREDERICK L. SLEEPER.

Witnesses:

SADIE M. RYAN, JAMES R. ()rrrELD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressingthe Commissioner of Patents. Washington, D. G.

